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EU founding fathers signed 'blank' Treaty of Rome
« on: March 21, 2017, 03:23:39 pm »
EU founding fathers signed 'blank' Treaty of Rome
 
By Olivier BAUBE (AFP)     4 hours ago in World

The European Union's six founding members formally approved the Treaty of Rome by signing a string of blank pages at the 1957 ceremony that gave birth to the bloc.

The remarkable footnote to proceedings on what was a landmark day in European history was recalled by veteran British correspondent David Willey in an interview with AFPTV, ahead of Saturday's 60th anniversary of the treaty.

Read more: http://www.digitaljournal.com/news/world/eu-founding-fathers-signed-blank-treaty-of-rome/article/488404#ixzz4byTA18pF
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Re: EU founding fathers signed 'blank' Treaty of Rome
« Reply #1 on: March 21, 2017, 03:48:57 pm »
They might as well have been blank pages, since the original EEC of six nations and limited scope, has grown into the 28 nations of the EU and nearly unlimited scope.

No wonder the Brits are getting out.

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